I have a daughter who will be 3 next month and a son who just turned 1. I am also expecting a baby boy in July.Right now, it is so tempting to hand my daughter my tablet during the day. When the weather is warmer out, we go out pretty often, but the baby will either start crying or I will need to take a break. With each kid, I had morning sickness throughout my pregnancy. That seems to be the case with this one as well.My daughter will play nicely alone, but the playroom we have is downstairs in the basement and I don't trust her down their by herself yet. We will bring up toys sometimes, but I like to keep them in the playroom so there is less cleaning to do. That means anytime she wants to play inside, I have to go down stairs with her. I'll leave the baby upstairs if he is taking a nap, but he is such a bad sleeper so I usually end up bringing him downstairs at some point. Anyway, my point is that it is pretty tiring to take care of two kids under 3 while also being pregnant. I am so tempted to just hand my daughter the tablet during the day, especially when I am cooking or things like that. I just know my pediatrician warns against screen time at my daughter's age, so I want to do what is best for her. Any suggestions?Note: My daughter doesn't start preschool until the fall. My husband works very long hours and is gone before we wake up in the morning and doesn't get back until dinner time. I am solo for most of the day Monday-Saturday. We don't want a nanny, so that isn't an option either. Thanks! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2nLPQqG
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